Description
This download contains abstracts from the newspaper The Port Byron Globe, 1888 – October 1890, Port Byron, Rock Island County, Illinois; 207 pages.
This volume contains items of genealogical interest including: all vital records, visits from out-of-town visitors, legal notices, lists of high school graduates. There is also much material in this volume from Scott County, Iowa.
From The Port Byron Globe, 27 January 1888
LeClaire, Iowa: a family reunion was held at the home of Horatio G. Stone, 4 miles west of town on Sunday. Those attending included the children of Horatio Stone: Andrew Stone and wife of Columbia, Dakota; Perry Stone and wife of McCook, Nebraska: Mr. and Mrs. John Hardy (nee Stone) of LeMars Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. F. Ward (nee Stone) of Grinnell, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stone of LeClaire; Clarissa Stone, Effie Stone and Horatio Stone. One daughter, Mrs. J.M. Fry was absent. Mr. and Mrs. Stone have been residents of this township since 1838.
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